Russia expects production of Sputnik V to begin in Hungary at the end of 2022 – Society
VIENNA, December 8. / TASS /. Russia assumes that production of the Sputnik V vaccine will begin in Hungary from the end of 2022. Russian Ambassador to Hungary Yevgeny Stanislavov spoke about this statement in an interview with the Hungarian magazine Magyar Demokrata. Its text published on Wednesday the Russian embassy in Budapest.
“As far as we know, the work is proceeding in accordance with the planned Hungarian joint efforts. We presume that the production of the drug in Hungary based on the Russian development will begin here from the end of 2022, ”the ambassador, in response to a question about the preparations for the production of the Russian vaccine in Hungary.
According to him, the development of Russian scientists “Sputnik V” has become one of the most popular vaccines in Hungary and does not need additional presentation here. “To date, more than 100 million people have been vaccinated outside of Russia with Sputnik V,” added Stanislavov.
Hungary in November 2020 became the first EU country to receive samples of the Sputnik V vaccine for research. In February 2021, the Russian drug was finally approved by the Hungarian specialized health care institution, after which its use began to vaccinate the Hungarian population.